Combined collar-fastener and necktie-holder.



J. WEINBERG. COMBINED COLLAR FASTBNBR AND NEGKTLE HOLDER APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1909.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

., WASHINGTON, D. C.

COLUMNA PLANOGRAPH C0 JOE WEINBERG, oE GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

COMBINED COLLAR-FASTENER AND NECKTIE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 8, 1909.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913. serial no. 516,663.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOE VVEINBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenville, in the county of Washington and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Collar-Fasteners and Necktie-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined collar fastener and necktie holder, and is particularly designed for use in connection with turndown or other collars to fasten the collar at the rear to the neckband of the shirt and form a holder and guide for the necktie to prevent the tie from working below the collar and allowing a free sliding movement for adjustment in tying the ends or forming a bow to prevent the inconveniences and strain upon the collar and tie customarily produced in adjusting the latter.

The object of the invention is to provide a device for this purpose which is effective in use, simple of construction, and inexpensive of production.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accom anying drawing, wherein Figure l is a rear elevation showing the application of the invention to a collar and tie, the 'collar being partially broken away to expose the device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a front view of parts shown in Fig. 1. Y

Referring to the drawing, l designates the neckband of a shirt, 2 a collar of the downturned type, 3 a necktie, and 4 the fastener and retainer. The fastener and retainer 4 comprises a U-shaped body formedV of a suitable metal of a rigid nature, the con struction producing spaced front and rear vertical plates 5 and 6 and a lower curved connecting portion 7. The plate 6 contacts with the turned-down portion of the collar and is therefore of less length than the plate 5, as shown in Figs. 2 and, so as to prevent bulging of the collar due to the inclination of the down-turned portion of the collar, and the plate 5 being of a greater length than the plate 6 corresponds to the width of the necktie so as to hold the same spaced from the collar, whereby an easy sliding motion of the tie relative to the collar is permitted. The vertical rigid plates 5 and 6 serve to hold the folds of the collar at proper spaced relation to each other to permit the tie to slide freely therebetween. Formed or provided upon the plate 5 is a pair of hooked studs or engaging devices 9 and l0, one projecting upwardly and the other downwardly as shown. These studs serve the general function of a button to engage the buttonholes of the neckband l and collar 2 but their arrangement is such as to prevent possibility of casual disengagement.

In use, the device is inserted vertically between the folds of the collar with the tie extending' between the plates 5 and 6 and engaged at its lower edge by the portion 7 and the buttoning studs are passed through the button holes in the inner fold of the collar and neckband of the shirt, thus fastening the rear of the collar to the shirt, after which the flaps of the collar are buttoned to the front of the neckband in the usual way. The tie will then be held from downward movement and displacement, but may slide freely in either direction, so that it may be adjusted without strain thereon or on the collar to form the bow or knot. The advantages of the device will thus be apparent, and the mode of detaching the collar and retainer will be obvious. Owing to the simple form and construction of the device it may be worn without discomfort and produced at low cost.

Owing to the stiffness of laundried collars and the neck bands of shirts, and the stiness of the material forming the retainer 4, it will be understood that some provision must be made for facilitating the engagement of the studs 9 and l0 with and their disengagement from the button holes while providing for the firm retention of said studs when applied against casual disconnection. If both studs 9 and l0 were of equal length, it would be practically impossible to pass them through the button hole, while if both studs were comparatively short, they would be liable to pull through the button hole in the neck band of the shirt under strains falling upon the collar. In order to overcome these objections, the bill of the upper stud 9 is made longer than the bill of the lower stud 10, so that by tilting the retainer at a slight angle the upper stud may be insert-ednthrough the button holes, after which the shorter lower stud may be conveniently inserted by merely distending the button holes to a slight extent.

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When so applied the longer upper stud will have a suiicient extent of bearing against the neck band to prevent possibility of the studs being pulled through the button holes under strain, which might occur if both studs were Jformed with 'comparatively short bills like the studs l0.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is As a new and improved article of manufacture, a combined collar and neektie holder, designed for use in conjunction with turn-down collars, the same comprising a metallic strip and normally bent approximately into U formation, comprising spaced, sub stantially parallel rigid arms adapted to hold the folds of the collar at proper spaced relation to each other to permit the tie to freely slide therebetween, said arms providing an intervening tieereceiving guide space of uniform width throughout, the outer or rear arm being shorter than the inner or front arm so as to prevent bulging of the collar, and the front arm provided upon its relatively outer face with a pair of superimposed collar and shirt engaging studs disposed approximately thereof.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOE VVEINBERG. Witnesses:

D. HAL JACKSON, ADOLPH SOLOMON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing che Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

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